Upon being asked his reaction to being called out of retirement to head up the Navy during WWII, Admiral King said “when they get in trouble, they send for the sons of bitches.” (He denied saying it but agreed with it.)
I suppose that Sherman was a real son of a bitch. (This business about not really owning land except at the pleasure of the US Government is a real crock! Of course, he also did not believe in self-government if I am reading that correctly.)
Yes, you read that correctly. Sherman was an ax behind glass that you break only in case of war.
This is one of the many reasons you never, ever, allow a military to run the government. It’s also why our Founding Fathers insisted that our government be by The People and For The People (Private Citizens) and that the military reports to The People.
Sherman loathed private citizenry and their power under the Constitution. He fancied himself a Caesar or Napoleon I see based on this letter.